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About Della Wood Basham
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A couple of Della's living descendants are listed in Ancestry.com DNA as descendants of William Deweese.
The lineage shown in ancestry.com includes Della Claytor 1893-1953), Harvey Deweese (1823-1898), Peter Deweese (1791-1868), Samuel Deweese (1764-1809), and William Deweese (1733-1807).
Some Ancestry.com member trees list Della's mother as "Malinda Wilson (slave of Charles B) Reynolds". I have not researched this to know if it is accurate. But looking at the age of Malinda and Harvey, perhaps a son of Harvey may have been Della's father?
per https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/LJG1-YWX
Della's biological father
Posted 28 Oct 2022 by tresbran
Melinda (Reynolds/Wilson) Claytor, who was Della's mother,, lived on a share cropper's farm with her husband William Henry Harrison Claytor. Melinda worked as a house girl for a prominent white family with the surname Wood/Woods. It was told she got pregnant with Della, by Mr. Wood/Woods who was the head of the family. Mr. Wood/Woods was a married man and would not claim Della. Therefore, William Henry Harrison Clayton's name was put on the birth certificate as Della's father.
Per Delsie (Basham) Estep, Della's daughter
Della & John Clifton Basham moved to Ohio in 1936; when Eva was 10, Delsie was 6. They moved because the landlord died and the farm was sold. Their son, John Basham heard about a farm in Ohio (the Smith Farm) and told his Dad (John Clifton Basham). By this time, part of the family had already moved to Ohio. There were only 6 kids still living at home when John Clifton & Della decided to make the move to Ohio. They lived on & farmed the Smith Farm for several years. The children thought it would be easier in Ohio, but once there found they had many more acres to farm & more cows to milk. The work was hard and the hours long. They had chores before & after school.
Della home schooled the kids until they moved to Ohio. Once in Ohio, the younger children attended school in Sunbury, Ohio.
Before bed at night, Della would go to the outhouse to pray. There was, of course, no indoor plumbing at that time and the out house was where she could be alone. She, I understand, was a prayer warrior for her family.
Those were tough years but years that built a bond that would never be broken. They continued to be close throughout their lives.
- https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/948824...
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 10 2023, 16:30:15 UTCDNA
- Residence: Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Daughter, Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA - 1900
- Residence: Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Daughter, Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA - 1910
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 31 2022, 18:13:05 UTC
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 31 2022, 18:19:21 UTC
- Residence: Locust Grove District (north & east part), Floyd, Virginia - 1900
- Residence: Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, USA - May 5 1910
- Residence: Blackwater, Franklin County, Virginia, USA - 1920
- Residence: Blackwater, Franklin County, Virginia, USA - 1930
- Residence: Kingston, Delaware, Ohio, United States - Apr 1 1940
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 31 2022, 18:42:35 UTC
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 31 2022, 18:42:35 UTC
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Della Clayton
United States Census, 1900
Name: Della Clayton
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Locust Grove District, Floyd, Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original):
Locust Grove District (north & east part), ED 20, Floyd, Virginia, United States
Sex: Female
Age: 7
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Birth Date: Aug 1893
Birthplace: Virginia
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 8
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Ha? Clayton Head Male 44 Virginia
Malind Clayton Wife Female 39 Virginia
Jevall Clayton Daughter Female 15 Virginia
Della Clayton Daughter Female 7 Virginia
Citation
"United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFB-T4N : 10 March 2022), Della Clayton in entry for Ha? Clayton, 1900.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPJ-XCF
Della Clayton
United States Census, 1910
Name: Della Clayton
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original):
Locust Grove, , Virginia
Sex: Female
Age: 16
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Race (Original): Black
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Birthplace: Virginia
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 8
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Harrison Clayton Head Male 50 Virginia
Malinda Clayton Wife Female 49 Virginia
Della Clayton Daughter Female 16 Virginia
Citation
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPJ-XCF : accessed 31 August 2022), Della Clayton in household of Harrison Clayton, Locust Grove, Floyd, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 8B, family 154, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1628; FHL microfilm 1,375,641.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28151881/della-wood-basham
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 8 2023, 23:31:50 UTC
- https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/3020128?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a223...
Della Basham in the 1920 United States Federal Census
ame Della Basham
[Della Bashan]
Age 27
Birth Year abt 1893
Birthplace Virginia
Home in 1920 Blackwater, Franklin, Virginia
Residence Date 1920
Race Mulatto
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Wife
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Geo C Basham
Father's Birthplace Virginia
Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Able to Speak English Yes
Able to read Yes
Able to Write Yes
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Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Geo C Basham 28 Head
Della Basham 27 Wife
Ora E Basham 8 Daughter
John W B Basham 7 Son
Mary E Basham 5 Daughter
Geo C Basham Jr 3 Son
Bevery B Basham 1 Daughter
Noah Basham 0 Son
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Della Wood Basham's Timeline
| 1893 |
August 25, 1893
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Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia, United States
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| 1911 |
April 18, 1911
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Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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| 1912 |
September 9, 1912
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Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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| 1914 |
June 26, 1914
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Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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| 1916 |
July 28, 1916
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Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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| 1918 |
March 18, 1918
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Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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June 4, 1919
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| 1922 |
June 10, 1922
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Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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| 1923 |
June 27, 1923
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Callaway, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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